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How to Use Charcoal Grill Vents

December 18, 2018 by admin

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Learning how to grill using charcoal grill vents is about controlling the heat. Grilling for beginners can seem difficult, but if you are cooking with wood or charcoal, it is important to understand how to use your grill. Read more to find out some professional tips.

Learning the Basics

Two combustible fuels (charcoal or wood) and oxygen determine the temperature of the grill. Learning how to control the temperature is a key to learn the ins and outs of grilling for beginners. Most grills have two oxygen controls: the intake damper and the exhaust damper. The intake damper brings oxygen to the grill fire. The exhaust damper exhaust gas and pulls in oxygen through the intake dampers.

The Intake Damper vs. The Exhaust Damper

The intake damper provides the charcoal or wood with oxygen. If you close off the intake damper, you starve the fire, causing it to burn out. Open it entirely and the temperature rises. The exhaust damper allow combustion gases to escape. It also pulls in the oxygen. Avoid closing the exhaust damper all the way. Otherwise, you might just smother your fire.

As you learn how to use the dampers to reach key temperatures (usually between 225-325 F or about 105-160 C), try to only work with one vent (the intake damper). If you need practice, try reaching the right temperatures without any food.

What if I can’t Reachthe Right Temperature?

 If you are still having problems reaching the correct temperatures after a few dry runs, a leak may be the issue. On less expensive grills that do not have tight seals, oxygen can enter and escape. Offset smokers often have this issue. Food safe silicone might be able to tame leaks, but you may need a professional to look at your grill if this continues to be an issue.

Cooking out for your friends and family is an enjoyable experience. Learn the basics of grilling with our professional tips. Enjoy making new memories around the grill!

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The Main Benefits of Having Pros Fit Replacement BBQ Parts

February 14, 2018 by admin

BBQ Parts in Toronto Have you ever tried to fix your BBQ yourself? It can be a difficult process, and with the time and money it takes to get it done, it’s often not worth it. Professional maintenance services can make it much easier. Read on to find out why you should let the pros do the fitting for you.

Why You Should Use Professional BBQ Maintenance Services

  • Complete BBQ Inspection – When you get professionals to install your replacement BBQ parts, they’ll also carry out a thorough inspection. While they’re at it, they’ll even clear your firebox. This means that any potential issues can be identified ahead of time, reducing the need for extra maintenance in the future. As a result, you’ll save money on your BBQ maintenance.
  • Quality Parts – When you’re shopping for BBQ parts in Toronto yourself, it can be hard to know which ones to choose. Unless you’re experienced in this type of maintenance, you may not be able to tell the difference between quality parts that will last and duds that will break after a few uses. You could even end up buying the wrong parts altogether and end up having to go back to the store to exchange them. BBQ pros know exactly which parts to use, so you don’t have to shop around.
  • Skilled Specialists –While DIY fitting might seem like a simple task or a fun project at best, a slight slip up could be dangerous. If parts aren’t fitted correctly, they could lead to gas leakages. Professional contractors have all the knowledge and expertise to take care of your BBQ the right way. They’ll make sure everything works as it should.
  • Save Time – Buying and fitting everything yourself is a time-consuming task. Why waste time doing it yourself when professionals can do it for you in an instant? Let the pros do the work for you, so you can spend time on things that are more important to you.
  • Better Taste – When a BBQ isn’t properly maintained, food that’s been cooked on it doesn’t taste quite as good. This is sometimes because it isn’t cooked as evenly as it should be. Professionals will fit new BBQ parts in Toronto and tune everything up to avoid this problem.
  • A BBQ that Looks as Good as New – When the right parts are fitted the right way, your BBQ will look as good as it did the day you bought it. Regular upkeep will extend its lifespan, so you can keep using it for years to come.

Get BBQ Parts in Toronto with Annual Maintenance

It’s easy to forget about BBQ maintenance until it’s time to use it. The summer rolls around, you pull out the BBQ, and suddenly realize it needs fixing. That can really dampen your summer party plans! At Ashton BBQ and Grill Pros, we offer a once-a-year maintenance service. We can fix everything for in the spring, well ahead of time. Sign up for our convenient yearly service, and we’ll give you a discounted rate.

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Why Sourcing Your Own BBQ Parts is Dangerous

August 28, 2017 by admin

BBQ parts in TorontoThere are few pleasures in life that are greater than having a BBQ in the summer, surrounded by your friends and family, enjoying great foods and creating memories. However, the memories can turn to nightmares if you’ve gone about your BBQ the wrong way, such as buying the wrong BBQ parts in Toronto. Here’s why you should stick to grilling and let a professional buy your BBQ parts in Toronto.

The Dangers of Sourcing Your Own BBQ parts in Toronto

  • Cheap, Dangerous Products

A BBQ consists of many parts that work together to make sure that the food you put on it is not only delicious, but safe to eat, too. If you’re buying a high quality product, you’ll yield high-quality results more often than not. If you’re penny pinching and trying to buy cheap parts, then the end result could be disastrous. Take the grill itself for example. Buying a high quality, more expensive grill comes with some guarantees, such as effective heat retention and it being long-lasting and durable. However, with a cheap grill, you get what you pay for. More often than not, the cheaper, foreign-made grills that are bought for cheap aren’t up to the job and will break under the heat, or will see any coating or parts sticking to your food, which could lead to a series of health problems.

If you get in touch with a BBQ contractor to buy your parts, they’ll not only know which parts are the best for your grill, but more often than not they’ll get you a good price due to their contacts in the industry. Save the effort and the potential problems – let your contractor handle the parts.

  • Buying the Wrong Products

It’s easy to overlook the finer details such as dimensions and gas types, which could lead to a number of potential problems. If you buy a grill that’s too short, you can end up having a precariously balanced grill that could lead to burn accidents. Similarly, if you buy a grill that’s too long, it may end up catching on someone and pulling the whole grill over. If you buy the wrong gas type for your grill, it could potentially lead to explosions.

  • Unsure How to Use or Fit the Parts

Even if you manage to buy the right part for your BBQ, you’re still running the risk of fitting them incorrectly, potentially leading to leaking gas and undercooked food. If you go to a contractor to buy your BBQ parts in Toronto, they’ll be more than willing to fit them for you too – killing two birds with one stone.

Don’t Take the Risk

You might think that you can save time and money by buying your own parts for your BBQ, but if you buy the wrong products then this won’t be the case. For a job that will be done right first time, cheaply and safely, turn to a BBQ contractor to buy your parts and take a load off.

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Toronto’s BBQ Pros present A Guide to the Main BBQ Parts

March 9, 2015 by admin

The outdoor grill is a proud western tradition that has been a cornerstone of parties, family gatherings, and casual dinners in Toronto and beyond for more than 60 years. Outdoor BBQs have enjoyed immense popularity as quick and easy ways to prepare delicious food over the years, and that popularity has inspired many variations of the original design. Proper BBQ cleaning, BBQ repair, and BBQ part maintenance are key to keeping that smoky goodness from fading.

What Are the Main BBQ parts?

If working properly, BBQs can be easily used to produce a delicious array of steaming food. However, the inner workings of gas BBQs are quite complex. Several main components of a gas BBQ include:

  • Propane Tank – OK, this isn’t technically part of the grill, but it is where the magic starts when you are cooking with a BBQ.
  • Regulator Valve – This valve is located behind the tube that connects the propane tank to the grill itself. It prevents the flow from the propane tank from becoming dangerous, maxing out the temperatures the grill can reach at 300F.
  • Grill Hose – A hose that carries the propane from the regulator valve up to the main body of the grill.
  • Manifold – The manifold is composed of several diverging pipes that receive the flow of propane from the grill hose and split it up into several flows – one for each of the burner tubes.
  • Ignition – Using piezoelectricity, the ignition sends a spark to the propane streaming through the manifold to turn the streams that go into the burner tubes into flame.
  • Burner Tubes – Long, thin tubes punctuated by small holes that run under the grill’s cooking surface.
  • Grill – The surface where the actual cooking takes place. It is usually made of thinly spaced black bars that allow food to rest on them but also allow the heat emitting from the burner tubes to have its full effect on the food.

Of course, this is only a partial listing of BBQ parts; describing every part in detail could fill an entire book. If these parts get old without undergoing the proper BBQ maintenance, however, they can easily go bad. This may mean that your BBQ isn’t able to produce enough heat or it may not light altogether, ruining your backyard hangout or other social event that could benefit from some good ol’ fashioned BBQ food.

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Repair and Cleaning

Before you remove and dispose of your BBQ, call us. If it is a high-end BBQ (DCS, Firemagic, Lynx, Vermont Castings, Weber, Ducane, Viking, etc) we can clean and refurbish the unit with new parts, burners, ignition systems, etc., for just a fraction of the of the price of a new BBQ.

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